Duceris

Duceris is the second-person singular present passive indicative form of the Latin verb ducere, meaning “to lead.” In Latin grammar, ducere is a third-conjugation verb; its present passive forms are ducor, duceris, ducitur, ducimur, ducimini, ducuntur. Therefore duceris translates to “you are led” or “you are being led.” It is not a separate lexical item but a specific grammatical form used to express passive voice in the second person.

Morphology and usage

As a present passive, duceris is built from the verb stem duc- plus the present passive ending -eris. In context, the subject is the person being led, while the agent (the one doing the leading) can be expressed with a by-phrase such as a/ab + agent, for example: ab amicis te duceris = “you are led by friends.” The form appears across classical Latin texts to describe leading, guiding, or conducting someone or something, and it can carry literal or metaphorical senses (for example, being guided by a principle or by circumstances).

Examples

- Te ab amicis duceris. You are led by friends.

- Ad forum te duceris, et ite mecum. You are led to the forum, and come with me.

Notes

Duceris is the passive form and not a noun or independent term; it may appear in poetry or prose where word order or meter influences syntax. It is commonly encountered in Latin readings and grammars as an example of the present passive system. There is no separate modern concept or entity named “duceris.”